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androgens
androgensMale sex hormones produced by the testes and adrenal glands.TranslationsAndrogens
androgens Male sex hormones. Androgens are STEROIDS and include testosterone and androsterone. As drugs, they are used to stimulate the development of sexual characteristics in boys when there is inadequate output from the testicles and to stimulate red cell formation in APLASTIC ANAEMIA. See also ANABOLIC STEROIDS. The term androgen derives from the Greek andros , a man and gennao , to make.AndrogensMale sex hormones produced by the adrenal glands and testes, the male sex glands.Mentioned in: Acne, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Finasteride, Homocysteine, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Salpingo-OophorectomyThesaurusSeeandrogen |